Released on: October 21, 2008, 3:17 am

Press Release Author: Neil Watson

Industry: Biotech

Press Release Summary: SimGlycan now annotates mass spectra, showing the loss of
successive monosaccharides with each peak. This capability improves glycan
visualization. Output of publication ready graphics of the results are also
available.


Press Release Body: Palo Alto, California-- Oct 21, 2008, PREMIER Biosoft
International today announced the world wide release of SimGlycan version 2.6.
SimGlycan, the glycan MS/MS data analysis tool now annotates mass spectra, showing
the loss of successive monosaccharides with each peak, enabling better glycan
visualization and outputting publication quality graphics of the results.

Protein glycosylation plays an important part in cell signalling and structural
determination. To understand the process of glycosylation, one of the most important
step is elucidating the structure of glycans.

SimGlycan accepts input in many formats, mzXML, mzData, text, spreadsheet, wiff and
t2d files generated by ABI mass spectrometers as well as raw data files from Bruker
instruments.

"We are now closer to our goal of offering an exceptionally powerful tool to the
glycomics research community. The ability to annotate mass spectra is perhaps the
most important step towards glycan characterization that SimGlycan now offers" said
Kay Brown, V.P. Business Development and Marketing. "We have also made publishing
and sharing of the spectra easy, with a printer friendly export option and
informative with the new annotation capabilities" she further told the press.

For details, please visit: http://www.premierbiosoft.com/glycan/index.html

About PREMIER Biosoft International:
Founded in 1994, the company is a group of computer scientists and molecular
biologists dedicated to producing cutting edge intuitive software for the molecular
biologist. The goal of the company is to study the most recent innovations in
molecular biology and translate them into software products that aid biologists.
Additional information about PREMIER Biosoft International can be found at
http://www.PremierBiosoft.com

Contact:
Arun Apte
PREMIER Biosoft International
650-856-2703
http://www.PremierBiosoft.com


Web Site: http://www.PremierBiosoft.com

Contact Details: PREMIER Biosoft International
3786 Corina Way
Palo Alto, CA 94303-4504
Fax: 650-618-1773

Phone: 888-847-7494
E-mail: support@premierbiosoft.com